Miner&#39;s candle-holder.



No. 859,277. PATENT ED JULY 9, 1907. J. C. P. WOODWORTH. MINBRS CANDLEHOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MA B- 18, 1907.

JOHN CHARLES FREMONT .WOODWORTH, OF SILVERBELL, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

MINERS CANDLE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 1907.

Application filed- March 18,1907. Serial No. 363,061.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN CHARLES FRni oNT Wooowon'rn, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Silver-bell, in the county of Pima andTerritory of Arizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Miners Candle-Holders, and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improve ments in devices forminers use in holding candles and is especially adapted for garments,such as overalls, etc., and consists in the provision of loops formedpreferably upon the trouser legs of overalls, said loops tapering attheir lower ends and designed to prevent a candle from falling throughand, when not in use, the loops allowing any foreign matter to fallthrough the same.

My invention. is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my improved candle supporting meansas applied to the trouser leg of a garment, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional View showing the tapering form of the holder.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a leg of a garment, and B designates a piece of fabric whichis stitched to theleg of a garment so as to form two overloops orpockets without top or bottom and is of sufiicient size to receive eacha candle. The lower portion of the loop or pocket is tapered, as shownat D, forming means whereby the candle may not fall from the loop orpocket. By having the loop open at its bottom, it will be noted that anyforeign matter which may fall into the pocket may readily pass out thesame without collecting therein as would be the case in the event of thepocket having a closed bottom.

While it will be understood that my candle holding device may be appliedto any part of the legs of trousers or overalls, it is found that aconvenient location will be below the knee of the leg of the trousers oroveralls.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that, by the provision of anapparatus as shown and described, a simple and. efficient means isafforded for a miners use, making the holders in such a manner thatreserve candles may be conveniently carried and held so as to be alwaysaccessible.

What I claim is'.

A candle holding device comprising an open ended pocket adapted toreceive a cylindrical candle, the lower portion of the pocket beingcontracted forming an angle intermediate the portion which is adapted toreceive the body portion of the candle and the lower open end of thepocket through which open end the tip of the candle is adapted to pass,said angled portion adapted to support the candle, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

JOHN CHARLES FREMONT WOODWORTH.

Witnesses:

V. L. CAsTrLLo, R. W. WARREN. l

